Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-10-18
SEES The EAC1s, WHY AND WHEREFORE

SEES THE EAC1s. WHY AND WHEREFORE
Mr.. Charlie Allen, brother OF Mayor Allen
leaves this morning for Topeka, where h
will visit DR.. Allen for some days. As Il
known he has been in the city for some day.
visiti1 & relatives and friends after an alb
sence Of sixteen years
Ia speaking Of Wichita yesterday he edi
torialized to the effect that this city had GER
tainly experienced the NEST wonderful
growth Of any city in the world. "Just think
OF it, said he, "a wild mirrored prairie bu,
few years ago. Now under high state t
cultivation, at least sufficiently so to
| grow the best town in the state.
Each year can understand this
country will yield more and more to the
| demands of the husbandmen and as it does
| each year the demand for an increase in the
| size of Wichita will increase. Although this
city has grown with wonderful rapidity 1t
has grown as a result Of natural forces. Its
not forced logic bnt stern hard logic which
comes from facts. The premises given war
rant no other conclusion than the one decided
"A great city. After gaining the data and
being fully apprised Of the situation one can
see how it is Wichita is the most phenomenal
city that it is. In the first place this county
is the best in the state. 1t gave babe Wichita
good nourishment. By this rapid develop
ment it gained the start. This attracted
attention and the great 81 uthwe st commenced
10 look Wichitaward The riches coming
from the soil were SO much greater that it
made Wichita the giant OF this part Of
the state from the beginning This
strength was the magnet that drew harder
than any other, attracting the attention of
great raili DAD corporations. To inves igate
the matter was to be conquered. They have
come and this widens the domain of Wichita,
extending years ago far hey ond the boundary
lines of Sedgwick county. The many roads
coming here and going on west, north and
sJuth in branches places all the territory in
these directions within day or twos travel
at the command Of w ichita. Having gained
the start in the first it was amply able |
to hold it especially when increased facilities |
presented themss Ives"
ALTHOUGH nay brother had witten me
frequently and sent me many EAGLES Civ |
ing accounts of this wonderful dev. lopment, |
have never been seized with the idea that 1t |
was as great as it really is. looked upon
all information with degree of latitude that
made the city smaller then than they repre-
sented, and am forced to say that the rep
as given me fall even below the
mark. | could not picture to my mind a
i've story building In Wichita l could
carcely get above three stories. I could
not see in my minds eye one or two miles of
'olid business on each Of Douglas avenue and
md Main street. could not see almost a
yhole township here covered with houses &C
upled with energetic conquering people. In
hort, l could not see half good Wiceitan
"One would naturally suspect that Omaha
Tas just about a good town as Wichita I
'as in Omaha a few days ago when the pre-i
ent was there, and besides the coming of his G
&c -llency there were number of other at 1
actions, such as the meeting Of the grand
'dge OF Knights OF Pyth as and some other I
lings. noticed particularly that day, and 1
say In all candor that did not have as much r
ouble 10 getting along the streets there that I
~ as have today in going along Douglas
7enue and Main street. T day there is no
'ecial attractioD.in Wichita, it's conmont
cry day, day The crowds Of people are b
sizing along about their daily business Il
s no visit OF the president or anything Of Il
at sort and yet your streets are crowded ii
ore than the streets of Omaha on that oc- q
sion. 1t seems to me that if you were to tc
We something extra here you would not b,
We room In the streets for the people. As N
result OF this observation mus. say that b.
ichita is certainly the hyelier town OF the
o.
The thing that literally pa, ally les thei
anger in this city is the amount Of bust il
= that is evidently being done. We all b
o~ that business makes towns and ci,iee Be
hence this theory of busy people e an OF
Ialuable add for the town ard your Wis th
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